creators_name: Horgan, A R
editors_name: Atkinson, C
editors_name: Ball, B
editors_name: Davies, D H K
editors_name: Rees, R
editors_name: Russell, G
editors_name: Stockdale, E A
editors_name: Watson, C A
editors_name: Walker, R
editors_name: Younie, D
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-12-20
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:35:22
metadata_visibility: show
title: The potential for slug control with ferric phosphate
ispublished: pub
subjects: 8planthealth
subjects: farm_nutrient_management
full_text_status: public
keywords: Slug control, snail control, ferric phosphate, Ferramol
abstract: Slug and snail damage, especially on young plants can mean serious economic loss for growers. Organic growers have in the past had few, if any, effective products to use for their control. Now ferric phosphate has recently gained organic status from the Organic Farmers and Growers organisation. Its unique mode of action, environmental profile and effectiveness against a range of slug and snail species will make this a first choice for all organic growers. The eventual breakdown components iron and phosphate, will contribute to the crop’s nutrient supply.
date: 2006
date_type: published
publication: Aspects of Applied Biology 79, What will organic farming deliver? COR 2006
publisher: Association of Applied Biologists
pagerange: 225-226
refereed: never
referencetext: Horgan A R, Shakespeare P, Hingley P. 2006. Ferric phosphate: novel slug and snail product. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2006, pp. 371–374.
citation: Horgan, A R (2006) The potential for slug control with ferric phosphate. What can organic farming deliver? COR 2006, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 18-20 September 2006. In: Atkinson, C; Ball, B; Davies, D H K; Rees, R; Russell, G; Stockdale, E A; Watson, C A; Walker, R and Younie, D (Eds.) Aspects of Applied Biology 79, What will organic farming deliver? COR 2006, Association of Applied Biologists, pp. 225-226.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/10232/1/The_potential_for_slug_control_with_ferric_phosphate.pdf